Last year, after being arrested by law enforcement, “Albert” Nelson told a detective that he had heard Tyler McCain confess ...

The identity of the decedent has not been announced. His death demonstrates a troubling Shasta Jail mortality rate, much ...

Jeanette Hayward told the court that alcohol use impacted her memory of events around the time her son's wife, Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain, went missing. The prosecution also heard more from Luis ...

In response to Shasta Scout’s questions, staff from the City of Shasta Lake amended a draft policy released last week that ...

Shasta County board chair Kevin Crye is celebrating an accomplishment he helped spearhead over the past few years, the county ...

If a hoped-for reentry project comes to fruition, those served will be mostly people convicted in Shasta County and currently ...

A clerical oversight had left Shasta County without the official charter status voters approved in March 2024, until this ...

Testimony from the stand included information about items found in the home of Tyler McCain and his wife Nikki Cheng ...

On the third day of a preliminary hearing for Tyler McCain, who’s facing murder charges, the court heard from two individuals ...

Senate Bill 414, the charter school supporters’ bill that passed, contains the main recommendations of three investigations into fraud.

If you choose to send a check, make it out to Shasta Scout (if no tax deduction needed) OR the Institute for Nonprofit News ...

With the changing season, a highly-valued species of edible mushroom begins to fruit in the forests of Shasta County. Local foragers are invited to search for it — under the supervision of the U.S.